Mechanical Properties of Pyrolytic "SiOCN" Thin Coatings

1993 ◽  
Vol 308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Bec ◽  
André Tonck ◽  
Jean-Luc Loubet

ABSTRACTPyrolysis of polymer precursors (polysilazane) is a technologically and economically interesting way to produce thin ceramic coatings. However, many cracks appear and decohesion occurs during pyrolysis when the ceramic coatings (SiOCN) are thicker than 0.5 micrometers. In order to understand these cracking phenomena, the coatings are mechanically characterized by nanoindentation at different stages of the pyrolysis heat treatment.During pyrolysis, the cracking temperature is detected by in-situ optical observation. The thickness of the coatings varies during pyrolysis from 3 micrometers at the polymeric state to 1 micrometer at the ceramic state. The coatings' properties, hardness and Young's modulus are evaluated after heat treatment, taking into account the substrate's influence. A large variation of these properties occurs at the cracking temperature. Both the hardness and the Young's modulus are multiplied by a factor of 10. By analysing these results, we show that cracking is correlated with the evolution of the coatings' mechanical properties during the transformation.

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bevk ◽  
W. A. Sunder ◽  
G. Dublon ◽  
David E. Cohen

ABSTRACTElastic and plastic properties of in situ Cu-based composites with Nb, V, and Fe filaments are reviewed. The evidence is presented for a pronounced size dependence of both the ultimate tensile strength and the Young's moduli. In composites with the smallest filaments (d∼50–200Å) and filament densities as high as 1010/cm2 dislocation density reaches values of 1013 cm/cm3. The yield stress of these samples increases dramatically over the predictions based on the “rule of mixtures” and their ultimate tensile strength approaches the estimated theoretical strength of the material (∼2.7GPa). The observed decrease of Young's modulus as a function of inverse wire diameter in the as-drawn composites is attributed to lattice softening due to high density of extended lattice defects. Upon annealing, Young's modulus increases by as much as 100% and exceeds the maximum values calculated from bulk elastic constants. Possible mechanisms leading to modulus enhancement and to related changes in magnetic and superconducting behavior of in situ composites are discussed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 1439-1442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gui Song Wang ◽  
Lin Geng

The two (Al2O3+TiB2+Al3Ti)/Al composites were fabricated from Al-B2O3-TiO2 and Al-B-TiO2 raw powders by reactive hot pressing, respectively. The microstructure of in situ two composites was analyzed by OM, SEM and TEM. The results showed that coarse Al3Ti blocks with several tens of micrometers size were formed during hot pressing. The equiaxed Al2O3 particulates and hexagonal TiB2 particulates with finer sizes were formed in the composites simultaneously. The microstructure formation mechanism of (Al2O3+TiB2+Al3Ti)/Al composites were discussed. The results showed that Al2O3 reinforcements were formed on the surface of TiO2 or B2O3 powder and TiB2 particles were formed on B or B2O3 powders. The formation of coarse Al3Ti block is result from continuous diffusion of Ti in liquid Al during reactive hot pressing. In addition, there are fine Al3Ti precipitates exist in the composite fabricated from Al-B-TiO2 powders. This contributes to the improved mechanical properties in terms of yield and ultimate stresses and Young’s modulus of the composite.


2006 ◽  
Vol 15-17 ◽  
pp. 215-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.H Yun ◽  
J.H. Kim ◽  
J.S. Park ◽  
Young Do Park ◽  
Yong Ho Park ◽  
...  

A Cu-TiB2 composite was successfully fabricated by in-situ liquid mixing process, and its microstructure, mechanical properties as well as electrical conductivity were evaluated. For Cu-2vol.%TiB2 composite, the hardness was as high as 5GPa and the Young’s modulus was 130GPa. And hardness and Young’s modulus of Cu-6vol.%TiB2 composite was 5.6Gpa and 138GPa, respectively. With the increase of the TiB2 content, hardness and Young’s modulus of Cu-10vol.%TiB2 composite were 20 and 12%, respectively, which was higher than that of Cu-2vol.%TiB2 composite. Young’s modulus of the Cu-TiB2 composite in this paper was in good agreement with the prediction by Hashin-Shtrikman (H-S) model. Furthermore, the electrical conductivity of the Cu-TiB2 composite showed its maximum value of about 78%IACS and decreased with the increase of the TiB2.


2006 ◽  
Vol 510-511 ◽  
pp. 758-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeong Ho Jin ◽  
Sang Ho Min ◽  
Kyu Hong Hwang ◽  
Ik Min Park ◽  
Hong Chae Park ◽  
...  

Biodegradable β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP)/poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) composites were synthesized by in situ polymerization with microwave energy. The influence of the β-TCP content in β-TCP/PLGA composites on the molecular weight, crystallinity, microstructure, and mechanical properties was investigated. As the molecular weight of composites decreased, the β-TCP content increased up to 10 wt%, while further raising of the β-TCP content above 10%, the molecular weight increased with increasing β-TCP content. This behavior may be ascribed to the superheating effect or nonthermal effect induced by microwave energy. It was found that the bending strength and Young’s modulus of the β-TCP/PLGA composites were proportional to the molecular weight of PLGA. The bending strength of the β-TCP/PLGA composites ranged from 18 to 38 MPa, while Young’s modulus was in the range from 2 to 6 GPa.


Author(s):  
Qadir Bakhsh Jamali ◽  
Muswar Ali Farhad Siyal ◽  
Abdul Sattar Jamali ◽  
Muhammad Sharif Jamali ◽  
Arshad Hussain ◽  
...  

A systematic study was carried out to improve the mechanical properties of medium carbon steel grade SAE 1040 by heat treatment processes. Test specimen were prepared according to ASTM standards. Test specimen were heat treated in Gas furnace at austenitization temperature of 700C to obtain fully austenite structure, soaked for 90 minutes, cooled in air and furnace, and quenched in water separately. Mechanical properties such as hardness, tensile strength, yield strength, breaking strength, Young’s Modulus, elongation and impact energy were investigated in this study. It was observed that water quenching enhances materials’ hardness, tensile strength, yield strength, breaking strength and Young’s Modulus while reducing the elongation and impact energy as compared with untreated specimen. Furnace cooling decreases materials’ hardness, tensile strength, yield strength, breaking strength, Young’s Modulus while increasing the elongation and impact energy as compared with untreated specimen. Air cooling improved the materials’ mechanical properties such as hardness, tensile strength, yield strength, breaking strength, Young’s Modulus, elongation and impact energy as compared with untreated specimen. The results of this study show that the heat treatment technique greatly influences the mechanical properties of medium carbon steel grade SAE 1040.


2011 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 155-158
Author(s):  
X.N. Zhang ◽  
Peng Cao

Recently there is increasing demand for the development of new -type titanium with a low elastic modulus for surgical orthopaedic implant applications. In this paper, we developed a new Ti-Mo-Zr alloy based on the d-electron alloy design theory. The designed Ti-12Mo-5Zr (at%) alloy was then produced using ingot metallurgy and evaluated pertaining to the effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties. The alloy exhibited a relatively low Young’s modulus similar to some typical  orthopaedic titanium alloys. Yield strength, tensile strength and Young’s modulus of the alloy decreased after solid solution treatment. The mechanism by which heat treatment affects the mechanical properties is discussed.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 278-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liga Jasulaneca ◽  
Raimonds Meija ◽  
Alexander I Livshits ◽  
Juris Prikulis ◽  
Subhajit Biswas ◽  
...  

In this study we address the mechanical properties of Sb2S3 nanowires and determine their Young’s modulus using in situ electric-field-induced mechanical resonance and static bending tests on individual Sb2S3 nanowires with cross-sectional areas ranging from 1.1·104 nm2 to 7.8·104 nm2. Mutually orthogonal resonances are observed and their origin explained by asymmetric cross section of nanowires. The results obtained from the two methods are consistent and show that nanowires exhibit Young’s moduli comparable to the value for macroscopic material. An increasing trend of measured values of Young’s modulus is observed for smaller thickness samples.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1889
Author(s):  
Yuta Kimura ◽  
Takashi Nakamura ◽  
Koji Amezawa ◽  
Keiji Yashiro ◽  
Tatsuya Kawada

Lattice defects significantly affect the mechanical properties of crystalline metal oxides. The materials for the components of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are no exception, and hence understanding of the interplay between lattice defects and the mechanical properties of components is important to ensure the mechanical stability of SOFCs. Herein, we performed an in situ evaluation of the temperature and P(O2) dependence of the elastic moduli of La2NiO4 (LN214), a candidate for the cathode material of SOFCs, using the resonance method to understand the influence of interstitial oxygen on its elastic properties. Above 873 K, both the Young’s and shear moduli of LN214 slightly decreased with increasing P(O2), suggesting that these elastic moduli are correlated with interstitial oxygen concentration and decreased with increasing interstitial oxygen. We analyzed the influence of interstitial oxygen on the Young’s modulus of LN214, based on numerically obtained lattice energy. The P(O2) dependence of the Young’s modulus of LN214 was found to be essentially explained by variation in the c-lattice constant, which was triggered by variation in interstitial oxygen concentration. These findings may contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between lattice defects and mechanical properties, and to the improvement of the mechanical stability of SOFCs.


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